An Anglesey farmer has shared gruesome images of his three-week-old lambs that were mauled to death to highlight the devastating impact of livestock attacks.

Gareth Hughes, 52, from Valley has lost a dozen lambs, three sheep and three ewes after a dog escaped from their owner and attacked his livestock in Llanynghenedl.

A number of newborn lambs had their ears ripped off, their faces mauled and their stomachs ravaged open.

As a result of the shocking incident a couple of lambs, an ewe and a sheep that ran away in fear also drowned in a nearby pond, while others died of shock.

A dozen lambs were mauled to death in the horrific attack which happened sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday (Image: Gareth Hughes)

Mr Hughes, who was informed of the incident on Wednesday afternoon said the sickening attack which happened sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon has left him feeling as though he has lost a part of his family.

"The amount of damage is unbelievable. It was horrible to see, it made me sick," he said.

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"The shepherd called and said I should come down to the field because there was a hell of a mess. There was wool all over the field, you could see the guts hanging out of one of the lambs and some had their ears hanging off.

"Some were still bleeding 24 hours after they had been attacked.

Officers from North Wales Police rural crime team are investigating the incident (Image: Gareth Hughes)

"At the moment, I am lambing day and night. I am getting around an hour and half sleep a night so I am already drained.

"It feels like I've lost a part of my family. I've worked hard to keep them alive, I had a duty to look after them.